A former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has raised doubts regarding the effectiveness and impartiality of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), alleging that government established it to protect its party members from corruption allegations.
The OSP, inaugurated in 2018, was conceived as an independent anti-corruption body in Ghana, aligned with the principles of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC).
Its core mission is to investigate and prosecute specific cases of alleged or suspected corruption and related offences across both public and private sectors.
Beyond its prosecutorial duties, the OSP is also entrusted with the responsibility of recovering proceeds derived from corrupt activities.
This entails seizing illicitly obtained wealth and implementing preventive measures to curb future instances of corruption.
However, in an interview with Citi FM on Tuesday, May 28, Ansa-Asare expressed reservations regarding the OSP's effectiveness in combating corruption.
He suggested that the institution might be serving the interests of the ruling party rather than upholding its mandate to impartially address corruption in Ghana.
“I could objectively judge the contributions of the Office of the Special Prosecutor if we had a person like Martin Amidu [former OSP] as the Special Prosecutor. But the person we have now is one of the appointees who might have been brought there for a purpose."
"So far, what I can say of the Office of the Special Prosecutor seems to me was created purposely to exonerate NPP offenders,” he said.
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